{"id":61353,"date":"2025-11-16T16:42:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T21:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=61353"},"modified":"2025-11-16T16:42:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T21:42:35","slug":"u-s-airstrike-destroys-suspected-drug-vessel-in-eastern-pacific-killing-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/u-s-airstrike-destroys-suspected-drug-vessel-in-eastern-pacific-killing-3\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. airstrike destroys suspected drug vessel in Eastern Pacific, killing 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A new U.S. airstrike in the Eastern Pacific against a vessel alleged to be involved in drug trafficking has left three people dead, according to U.S. military officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The strike took place on Saturday, according to U.S. Southern Command. \u201cAt the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization,\u201d the command said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIntelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics,\u201d Southern Command said, adding that three male \u201cnarco-terrorists\u201d on board were killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The operation occurred in international waters in the Eastern Pacific. The exact location was not released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since September, the United States has confirmed strikes on at least 22 vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, resulting in 83 deaths. Saturday\u2019s strike is the 11th vessel targeted in the Pacific; an equal number have been struck in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On Nov. 15, at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iM1PhIsroj\">pic.twitter.com\/iM1PhIsroj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Southcom\/status\/1990147866397221102?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new U.S. airstrike in the Eastern Pacific against a vessel alleged to be involved in drug trafficking has left three people dead, according to U.S. military officials. 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